White-washing the Smithsonian
White House orders sweeping review of Smithsonian Museums to ensure they align with their mythologies.
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Black History
60 year old archive faces cuts due to the war on Black history
The Amistad Research Center, one of largest repositories of Black history, was forced to cut half its staff after the Trump administration ended federal grants.
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Women’s contributions and men’s racism erased from history of national monument
An initiative to fill in historical gaps from the Muir Woods National Monument disappeared under pressure from the Trump administration.
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Learning to love the hard truths
What happens when we sanitize our most difficult histories? A powerful essay about Oklahoma offers lessons for struggling with painful pasts.
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This is the history they are trying to erase
A sampling of the history the anti-DEI crusade is trying to erase.
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Corporations and Juneteenth
Many companies have withdrawn sponsorship from Juneteenth events, with some citing budget cuts related to DEI program reductions.
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Trump and black history
Trump has consistently tried to reframe the country’s past involving racism and discrimination by de-emphasizing it or denying that it happened.
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On Juneteenth
Brief thoughts on a holiday that the racist rump of this country hates even more than MLK Day.
